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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-16
Massachusetts, Personals.

There are negotiations looking to the
transfer of DR.. e. g. Bolles from Salem
to the old Blocker street parish (West
Eleventh street,, New York. This would
be a magnificent gain for the metropolis,
but the loss at Salient
The Leader Gays: " The fifty-eeventh
snow-storm of the season permitted just
about fifty. seven to hear DR.. Biddle at
Wesleyan hall, Saturday afternoon. He
made the lesson of Jacob and his sons
both instructive and interesting"
Hon. Newton Talbot had semi-cen-
tennial Sunday, April 3. On that day he
completed his fiftieth year as holder of a
pew in Columbus Avenue = formerly
School Street-church.
Mr.. J. Fl. Holden, of Tufts Divinity
School, was one of the speakers a week
ago at the recent meeting of the Liberal
Club OF Salem.
Rev. DIR. J. M. Pullman, of the Lynn
First church, has had five hundred dol
lars added to his salary: in itself worth
much; as a testimonial worth far more.
So announces the Leader.
Rev. Ada o. Bowles has been in
Rhode Island month working for Wo.
man Suffrage.
Rev. Dr. Miner was one of the speak
ers at the recent Anti-Ccercion Meeting
in Faneuil Hail.
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Three Lessons in Bible Universalism,

This is an eight page leafet. 1t is di-
yided into three parts: Part l, The Con
fict between Good and Evil: Part 2, The
Divine Fatherhood: Part 8, The Final
Restoration. 1t consists of questions
and answers in relation to these subjects.
Included in the answers are the Bible
references supporting them. This is a
very valuable missionary document and
is worthy of large circulation.
1t will be sold at the following very
low prices: less than one hundred copies
one cent each; one hundred and more
copies at the rate of seventy-fve cents
per hundred including postage in both
cases. Orders received for any num-
Der wanted.
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The 5nterinr.

ILLINOIS. - Chicago and Vicinity
Reports of the Easter services i'll our city
and suburban churches appear in another
column.-The Pastors Institute is in ses-
sion at the Church of the Redeemer, in
the West Division, as we go to press with
this issue of THE UNIvERsAIIsT The at
tendance is encouraging. - Rev. Mary
Straub preached at Woodlawn Park on
Sunday evening The Editor conducted
Easter services at Libertyville and in the
evening received three members into the
church.
Springfield. Five members received
the fellowship of the church Sunday,
April 3, the first fruits of the meetings
held the previous week, in which the pas
tor was assisted by Rev. L. W. Brigham
Girard.-Br. J. B. Champney writes
April 5, from this place: 81 am pleased
TO inform you that the church and socie-
ty has experienced a season of great in
terest here, during the short time our
State Missionary has been with us. Rev
Mr. Brigham is indeed man of rare elo-
quence and power, and was listened to by
admiring crowds. Six new members were
added to the church, and others seem 70
be almost persuaded" During the
meeting we were saddened bya telegram
to our pastor, Miss Brainard, calling her
to the dying bed of her mother. She has
the profound sympathy of all who know
her. The society has engaged her for an
other year for one half of the time. We
feel quite encouraged"
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FROM AN Ex BAPTIST MINISTER.


/ am new subscriber 10 THE UNIVERSAL
fsT, although 1 have been acquainted, slight
ly at least, with the excellent paper since
1882, at which time [ came very near enter
ing upon the work of the ministry of the Uni
yersalist church. Rev. lisa A. Eberhart, who
was missionary in Wisconsin, kindly assisted
me in getting hearing at Viroqua, and had
located there think my labors would have
been rewarded, but had some misgivings az
to the wisdom of such a step on account of
the condition of my vocal organs, as l was still
troubled with chronic laryngitis, which at the
time of my decision was aggravated by
severe cold, and j was persuaded to come to
Dakota to try the effects of farming and of
giving my larynx rest. The result has
been l have about shaken off the disease;
but while have not given up literary pur-
suits l find that neither the quetude and
beauty of rural life and interests nor the ex-
elements of law or politics can wean me
from my first love. was educated for and
ordained to the ministry of the Baptist
denomination, but soon found myself unable
to believe such horrible things of God as is
implied in the so-called orthodox plan of
salvation, and after about two years of men
tai agony ceased preaching and began the
study of law soon after, and took my degree
in that profession at Ann Arbor, Mich. in the
spring of 1880. have never found the in
spiraiion in that profession that found in
preaching and the work connected Herewith.
/ would like to attend the Pastors Institute
in your city and become acquainted with
those who hold Uniyersalist views.
Carthage, Oak. Ell. LEwELLEN.
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CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO.

Woodstock, o., April Z, 1SS7.-[To
the Editor of THE UNIvERsALIsT. Rev
e. W. Whitney takes charge of Plum
street church, Cincinnati, on Sunday,
April IL. We are glad that The pastorate
has been so promptly supplied, and heart
lily welcome Br. Whitney TO the Buckeye
State, hoping that his labors may be
abundantly blessed.
Rev. E. f. Pember will care for the
time being for the interests Of several Of
our churches in southwestern Ohio. We
are happy in being able to record this
determination, as we believe it will large
ly aid in sustaining several organizations,
and assist in the formation OF one new
one in prominent location. At present,
his definite arrangements include Spring
boro, Ridgeville, Mason, Montgomery
and Cumminsville.
An excellent meeting was held at
Blanchester, beginning March IS, and
continuing till the 23d 1t was begun
by Rev. Lolita d. Crosley, who continued
the services till Monday night and re-
ceived three members. Br. Pember was
there Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
and received nine members. Large con-
gregations attended all services and the
interest was excellent.
Nearly one-half of the churches in
Ohio are destitute of pastors; some
through indifference to their obligations;
others because OF low estimate of their
financial ability, and still others because
they cannot have "the man they want"
1t is true our list of active ministers is
reduced to very small number, but the
supply is always equal to the demand. If
our churches now pastorless will con-
tribute according to their ability; or if
those situated conveniently near, will
unite in pastoral circuits, and be willing
to accept the services of any good map,
in less than six months all can be sup
piled. "Hiring preachers by the year"
and the refusal to have any one, "unless
we can have just the man We want" are
prominent hindrances in this State. They
work injury to both ministers and
churches.
Il have received a letter from the
clerk of church saying: "We are with
out pastor. They have refused to hire
Br. - and are crazy to hire Br. -
thinking they can have overAowmg
houses" This is an illustration of the
working of the custom we are condemn
ing. We do not think the church alluded
to contemplated any injury to their late
pastor, but his engagement was not upon
business principles. Had it been under.
stood that, if either pastor or church be-
came dissatisfied, the relations should
be dissolved, a notice of not less thar
three months should be given, no harm
would be done. A radical reformation
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Canada.
pROyINCE OF OYTARIO

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. - Smith,
vile. = Special services were recently
held. Rev. T.. B. Fisher, of the Second
Upiversalist church, Rochester, N. Y,
preached every evening, assisted in the
services by Rev. W. s. Goodell. The
attendance was good, the last evening the
church being nearly filed. Great inter-
est was manifested throughout, and much
good done to our cause. The subjects
treated we're of such nature as to make
a religions life attractive, and inspire the
hearers with new zeal and devotion to
our blessed faith. The distinctive doc
trines of our church were not forgotten,
but the most rigid orthodox present could
not find in anything that was said the
least cause for offense.
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East Grand Forks, MINI.


1 am eross-grained critic when it comes
to selecting a prayer book, liturgy or ritual,
coming from the ROmanish and Episcopalian
faiths as l do, and desiring prayer book
with every Objectionable thing left out. In
considerable doubt of finding anything of
the kind, ordered a Gospel Liturgy ofyou
a few day ago, expecting to read it half
through, grow sick, tired and angry and lay
it aside. But it is at hand, and words fail
me when | endeayor to express my admira-
ton of this most glorious work! 1t is a
psalm of praise from beginning to end. How
excellently has the compiler executed his
trust Il is 50 convenient, too, for the pocket,
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Q brought on here to debate could not de-

brought on here to debate could not de-
bate.
But now it is apparent that he is con-
Quoting himself the most ingloriously of
all. We have verbal contract to have
the debate continue ten hours on each
proposition, there being an affirmative
proposition for each, but last night he
informed the audience he could prove
his proposition in six hours, and that is
as long as he will debate. OF course I
have no objection to his quitting, but I
propose TO hold him to the contract il
possible The moderators find it out of
the question to keep him in order; he is
all the time out Of order, talking and ask
ing questions during my speeches. It
has never been my misfortune to be
called to order in any debate. The re-
view of the Universalist argument is do
ing good. The attendance is excellent,
and we have all the sympathy from the
people at large that we could wish. The
situation at Harveyville, as compared
with what it was before debates we're
held, show that they can do good. Every
body seems to be in the best OF humor.
T. w. WOODROW.
HarveyviUe, april 2, 1886.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. J. ID.
Yokum, chairman of the parish commit
tee, writes, March 25: "We take great
pleasure in announcing the prosperity of
our parish. organized here last fall under
the auspices of Rev. Miss Kollock, sup
ported by Br. A. G. Throop, of Los Ange-
les. Rev. e. L. Briggs, of Wilton, Iowa,
took charge as pastor in November last.
His services, until the middle of March,
were attended with good success; and he
has now returned to his home ia Iowa,
endeared III our memory as worthy pas
tor, faithful Christian, good man. We
earnestly hope to strike glad hands with
him here again ere long, not as q sojourn-
er only, but as permanent resident of
Pasadena. We feel that we owe much of
our present prosperity to his faithful Ia
bors and to his genial Christian spirit"
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The Belief of Universalists.

This is another four-page leahet which
will be received with favor by all who
desire compact and forcible missionary
document for general circulation. 1t is
entitled ga Statement of the Belief Of
Universalists," and gives the distinctive
views of our church with the Scriptural
references for Authorization.
The price is 25 cents per hundred-this
is at the rate of 16 pages for one cent. 1t
is the cheapest and best statement of our
belief now before the public. Buy it and
give away freely.
Address all orders for these leaflets
Uniyersaiist Publishing House, Western
Branch, SO Dearborn street, Chicago.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-16

HINTS ON Preaching. A Cloud of Wit
nesses. By the late Sumner Ellis, DID.
96 pages. Price, so cents, postage paid.
This little book is only what its title
indicates-a book Of hints on preaching.
But on matters here set forth, many may
pause to take hint and profit by it, who
have no time for extended reading and
patient reflection. These hints are mostly
from acknowledged high sources and may
be regarded, in the words of Cervantes,
as ''short sentences drawn from long ex-
perienee" They are the abridgements of
wisdom. In many cases they are the
central ideas which their author has elab-
GRATED into chapters.-Dr. Ellis in the
Preface.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-16
Rev. M. j. Steere.

FOOTPRINTS HEAVENWARD or Unversalism the
More Excellent Way. By Rev. Martin j. Steere. 12mo
4O5 pages. $l00.
This is discussion of human destiny by of sweetest
spirits has before and realizes the destiny
which he proclaimed Educated Will Baptist com
mnon and preacher that Christian belief
from the old creed of endless filed his
JOY IN these chapters written in the form of letters he pours
out his heartfelt gratitude the
ings There nothing of bitterly
book. 1t is the earnest sympathetic persuasive
brother great question destiny.
trouble that the doctrine endless misery brings upon great
souls garng absurities Scripura objections
all faithfully and cogently considered.
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Rev. George s. Weaver, d.

WAYS OF LIFE The Moral Contrasts Of Life. By
" Rev. George s. Weaver, d. D. 12mo. 157 pages. $lOO
This work designed clear outline the moral
contrasts which have meet and manage OF be managed by
Them such Principle and Pleasures Honesty and Policy
Right and Might Show and Substances and Pluck Theory
and Practice Fact and Fiction the Real the Idea and
through twelve chapters In the midst OF this confusion and
contradiction seeks to point out the true OF life In the
MAN, statement of the higher principles contrast
with the lower modes of action prevalent in the world It
in uft to higher style of life ways of Life was first
published in 1854 1t met with ready SALE and commended
by and readers its high moral and the ability with
which it written selling though passing along
doing its work with less stir than at first.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-16
ORTHODOXY AND ITS FRUITS.

Paul said he suffered reproach because he
trusted in {" the living God who is the Saviour
of all men," Those of to-day having the
same trust suffer like reproach from like
class of pharasaical bigots arrogating to
themselves, as did their prototypes of old,
the possession of all the religion and all the
piety in the land. There is no mistaking the
breed the world oyer-that air which says,
81 am better than thou" is too prominent
feature of their character to escape the ken
of the most casual observer. One would rea-
sonably suppose that the lapse of 1900 years
of progress would suffice to modify, if not to
render extinct, these contemners of the sub
lime teaching of Paul. Not so; they still
live as shown by the recent exhibition of the
Congregational clergy of Chicago in refusing
the poor tribute of coincidence to Mrs.
Beecher in the hour of her great bereave-
ment. By their fruits We shall know them.
Columbus, Wis. s.
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FROM TEXAS sUFFERER-ACKNowLED
MFNT

wish to express the gratitude of my heart,
through THE UNIvERsALIsT, to certain Miss,
Il have not the permission to give her name
to the public of Massachusetts for her lib
eral donation of $500 in response to the
appeal made by the writer through this jour-
nal. How thankful we were to be assured
that there were still some left upon earth
who practice pure and undefiled religion, or,
in other words, carry their religion into prac-
tice! There ia a value to me in this donation
which far exceeds dollars and cents; it enters
the divine temple of my heart, and her name
is and ever will be to me as an angel of
mercy, being SO far and yet so near. May
the good father bless her!
ALT. VAN CLEyE.
Bib, Comdnche County, Teras.
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a uade mecum. How excellent and well done
is this Gospel Liturgy" by A. @. Thomas.
Well does he exclaim (page y, Blessed be
the name of the Lord" d. f. CECIL.
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OUR NEW LEAFLETS.
SCRIPTURE

EVIDENCES OF UNIVERSALISM.
The Publishing House has just issued
two leaflets admirably adapted to spread
abroad the knowledge of our faith, which
are sold at merely nominal prices:
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Rev. Thomas B. Thayer, D. D.

HE THEOLOGY OF UNIVEROALIOM Beng
Scrptural Exhibition of its Doctrines and Teachings in
their Logical Connections and Moral Relations including Crit
ica Examination of the Passages Cited Defence of the Trinity
Vicaous Depravity, Judgment,
and Endless Punishment Rev. T. B. Thayer D. D. Large
t1
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aUe
published The eighth page y"
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PARAGRAPHS FROM READERS.
AN OPEN CONGRESS.
MERuM sAL-NEvERTHELEss.

MERUM sAL-NEvERTHELEss.
For the last two or three years. more or
less, in odd moments Of desultory medita-
ton, while often lamenting with much we'll
applied home charity the natural obtuseness
which prevented me from seeing things as
others see them," l have sometimes candidly
endeaVored, taking case in point, to detect
some possible occult apposi! eness in the third
term of your alliterative Characterization of
" the wise and witty and winsome Emerson"
Fortunately for me at least, was present at
the recent session of the General Convention
III Akron, where found the original of your
verbal portraiture as the most youthful of
the corps of attending veterans. An oppor-
tunity SO suspicious was not to be neglected.
The address ON Wednesday evening solved
the impending problem. Moved by an i'm
pulse which is common to ALL l listened; and
among the one thousand others who heard,
mo eyelids languished for nap"
and waited, watched wept-
Into a smile the tear he swept;
and thereupon the judgments of discretion
faltered, half -unconsentingly, and then IN
conditionally surrendered. The problem was
settled, and
Sweet was the change and strange as sweet; .
and ever since have been fully able to ap-
preciate the accuracy of your epithetical pre-
sentiment and admire the felicitous way in
which you put it. close this confession,
made in the interest of an unsepulchred con-
science, with benediction from Shakes
peare:
For the certain knowledge of this great
truth
1 put you Ger to heaven and to your mother"
Sorrento, Fla. Il. p. ABELL.
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DR.. Thayers is of Deity and
known and recognized naturally into trunk and
of the valuable list putting forth
of publications. embodes aud blossoms, and
in single volume the finally, producing the fruit
the denomination the Christian life" The plan
ing doctrines of Christian the the therefore
olOgy with the prehensive than
cal lessons of faith volume the
criticism of the popular teach general subject and it
ing which Universaism highly salts
is thus denomination
of treatise and instructive all readers
the principles faith being
clearly unfoded and the find principles eu
examined which supposed cidated, particular
to teach the contrary doctrine.
It's method orderly and and evidences in
tematic and its am in the of the faith. To those
the author
that UniversaliSm a system.
confused collection adequate
fragments, without
relation of parts but sys- Dr. Thayers
tenn OF divinity, tree of life lnended.
rooted in the character and
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE DOCTRINE OF END
- LESS PUNISHMENT. By Thayer, D. 12mo.
$50 pages 70 cents.
This volume doctrine endless punishment
not OF divine origin it
carefully the Old Testament finds the
doctrine the Patrarchia periods history
discovers it the nations of Rome Egypt
and claims that it invented by heather Legislators poet
shown by their confessions 1t extracts hea
then writings describing he'll its location, inhabitants pun
1shments and these with the church doctrine shows
that endless punishment taught the New Testament
and discusses introduction church the
evil influence it has always eXered The work written in
popular style and intended for the people In brief
the results of wide reading and much scholarly study
believe which opposes heather
it S clearly shows.
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THE HOME MISSION FIELD.

1t is among my greatest desires that some
time in the near future we shall have preach
ing of my own faith here. Our children have
been attending the orthodox Sabbath-school,
preferring that to none at all; but / regret
they are obliged to do so, as it seems to me
more attention is given to the molding of
forms aud ereeds than to purely Christian
character and life. There are several of lib
eral sentiment in this town, which claims to
have a population of 5000 inhabitants, and I
have thought if we could have missionary ser
vices here at stated periods, it would be very
gratifying to a number - some young and
attractive minister, just entering upon his
duties, who might be active and instrumental
in building up society and Sunday school.
That more denominational zeal is needed in
our church to meet its demands must be adj
milted by all. In many of our Western
towns are good fields for our "home mis-
sionaries" before prejudices are formed for
other creeds, besides giving a moral strength
to large class who need the broad and
wholesome theory of Universalism.
JULIA A. HUNT.
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